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Get in your Lincoln Nautilus, GMC Terrain, or Ford Escape and take the road out of Abingdon, VA, to fascinating places and see amazing things. Take a hike through The Great Channels and to the highest peak in Virginia, visit the true birthplace of country music, and drive down the iconic State Street to be in two states at once.
1. The Great Channels
Put on your hiking boots to explore the wonderous Great Channels of Virginia, a labyrinth of crevices created 400 million years ago during the last ice age. The magnificent maze-like channels weave their way through the sandstone surrounded by lush greenery near the summit of Middle Knob, the highest point of Clinch Mountain in the 721-acre Channels Natural Area Preserve that is part of the 4,836-acre Channels State Forest.
Follow the 6.6-mile out-and-back Brumley Mountain Trail from the parking lot on Route 80 and hike along the spine of Clinch Mountain. You can also hike the longer The Channels Trail, an 11-mile out and back trip that twists and turns its way to the top for spectacular vistas over the preserve.
2. State Street
Drive out to Bristol and along the iconic State Street downtown, and you will be in two states at once. State Street is the official state line for Virginia and Tennessee and proudly proclaims the stately distinction with a large sign. The center of State Street contains markers between the yellow lane lines clearly showing the state boundaries.
The confusion began way back in 1852 when Joseph Anderson bought land on either side of the Tennessee-Virginia border. On the Tennesse side, he built his house and started a town called Bristol. On the Virginia side, Samuel Goodson founded Goodsonville, and both towns prospered and grew along State Street. Goodsonville was renamed Bristol in 1890.
3. Birthplace of Country Music Museum
While in Bristol, you must pop in at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum at 115 Country Music Way. Bristol claims it’s here, in the heart of the Appalachia, where country music began and not in Nashville as widely believed. It all started in 1927 when record producer Ralph Peer opened a studio in Bristol and recorded singers like the Carter Family.
Their voices were later heard on radio stations across America. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is dedicated to preserving the unsung legacy of the Bristol Sessions with countless artifacts and memorabilia that brought country music to thousands of American listeners.
4. The Highest Point in Virginia
Take a drive to Grayson Highlands State Park at 829 Grayson Highland Lane in the Mouth of Wilson and hike to the highest point in Virginia. The short and scenic 1.6-mile Twin Pinnacles Trail climbs gradually to Little Pinnacle at 5,729 feet above sea level on Haw Orchard Mountain and offers the best views from the highest peak in the state.
The scenic trail winds through the beautiful boreal forest filled with evergreen trees and animal life. You are also likely to encounter wild ponies on your way up.
Hit the road and have all kinds of unique experiences, just a hop and a skip from Abingdon. Before you head out of town, treat yourself and stop at Empire Lincoln today and take a look at the wide range of superior new and pre-owned vehicles.
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